וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח אַבְשָׁלֹום֙ מְרַגְּלִ֔ים בְּכָל־שִׁבְטֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לֵאמֹ֑ר כְּשָׁמְעֲכֶם֙ אֶת־קֹ֣ול הַשֹּׁפָ֔ר וַאֲמַרְתֶּ֕ם מָלַ֥ךְ אַבְשָׁלֹ֖ום בְּחֶבְרֹֽון׃
And Avshalom sent spies throughout all the tribes of Yisraʾel, saying, “When you hear the sound of the ram’s horn, then you shall say, ‘Avshalom has become king in Ḥevron.’”
Morphology
- וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח (vayyishlaḥ) – Root: שלח; Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd masculine singular; Translation: “And he sent”; Notes: Narrative verb introducing action.
- אַבְשָׁלֹום֙ (Avshalom) – Root: אבשלום; Form: Proper noun, masculine singular; Translation: “Avshalom”; Notes: Subject of the verb.
- מְרַגְּלִ֔ים (meraggelim) – Root: רגל; Form: Piel participle masculine plural; Translation: “spies”; Notes: Active participle form of the verb “to spy.”
- בְּכָל־שִׁבְטֵ֥י (bekhol-shivtei) – Root: כל + שבט; Form: Preposition + construct noun plural; Translation: “in all the tribes of”; Notes: Construct phrase introducing the object.
- יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל (Yisraʾel) – Root: ישראל; Form: Proper noun, masculine singular; Translation: “Yisraʾel”; Notes: Refers to the twelve tribes.
- לֵאמֹ֑ר (lemor) – Root: אמר; Form: Infinitive construct; Translation: “saying”; Notes: Introduces direct speech.
- כְּשָׁמְעֲכֶם֙ (keshamʿakhem) – Root: שׁמע; Form: Preposition כ + Qal infinitive construct + 2nd masculine plural suffix; Translation: “when you hear”; Notes: Temporal clause with pronominal suffix.
- אֶת־קֹ֣ול (et-qol) – Root: קול; Form: Definite direct object marker + noun, masculine singular; Translation: “the sound of”; Notes: Object of “hear.”
- הַשֹּׁפָ֔ר (hashofar) – Root: שׁפר; Form: Definite noun, masculine singular; Translation: “the ram’s horn”; Notes: A ritual instrument signaling events.
- וַאֲמַרְתֶּ֕ם (vaʾamartem) – Root: אמר; Form: Qal wayyiqtol 2nd masculine plural; Translation: “then you shall say”; Notes: Coordinated sequential action.
- מָלַ֥ךְ (malakh) – Root: מלך; Form: Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular; Translation: “has become king”; Notes: Completed action, royal enthronement.
- אַבְשָׁלֹ֖ום (Avshalom) – Root: אבשלום; Form: Proper noun, masculine singular; Translation: “Avshalom”; Notes: Subject of the proclamation.
- בְּחֶבְרֹֽון (beḤevron) – Root: חברון; Form: Preposition + proper noun, feminine singular; Translation: “in Ḥevron”; Notes: City of proclamation.